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Mike Smith
Portrait of Mike Smith

Andrew Michael Smith

Born: 1 October 1967, Dewsbury, Yorkshire
Major Teams: Gloucestershire, England.
Known As: Mike Smith
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium


Test Debut: England v Australia at Leeds, 4th Test, 1997

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 24/07/1997)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    1    2   1     4    4*   4.00  66.66   0   0    0   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              23      2    89    0    -     -      0   0    -   3.86

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct St
Batting               0    -   -     -    -     -     -   -    -  -

                     Balls    M     R   W    Ave  Best  4w 5w    SR  Econ
Bowling                  0    -     -   -    -     -     -  -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (1991 - 2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  143  190  54  1686   61   12.39   0   4   29   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            4027.2  937 12133  487  24.91  8-73   21   5  49.6  3.01

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1988 - 2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  228  112  66   487   26*  10.58   0   0   45   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling            1764    7038  268  26.26  6-39    6   2  39.4  3.98

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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A left-arm bowler, Mike Smith is arguably the foremost exponent of swing bowling in county cricket. Yorkshire-born, but unwanted by his home county, Smith made his Gloucestershire debut in 1991, having previously represented the Combined Universities. Of slight physique, possessing neither great pace, nor the height at 5'9" to create awkward lift, he relies heavily on movement in the air to trouble batsmen.

Taking 56 Championship wickets in an injury shortened season of 1995, Smith won his county cap. He was selected for the England A tour of Pakistan (1995-96), but a rib injury forced him home after he'd bowled just 22 overs. The following summer he took 60 more wickets. His Test opportunity came against Australia in 1997, the season his first-class tally rose to 83. However, he could find no help on an uneven Headingley pitch. In his third over he found the edge of Matthew Elliott's bat, but Graham Thorpe at first slip put down the relatively simple chance. Elliott, 29 at the time, went on to score 199 as Australia won by an innings to take a series lead, and Smith was unable to take a wicket in 23 overs. His case wasn't helped as he batted with timidity against an irrepressible Gillespie. He later confessed that it was the only occasion all summer that he had been unable to swing the ball.

A key member of the triumphant Gloucestershire one-day side, Smith remains a consistent performer at county level. Rarely loose, and always probing even the best batsmen on good pitches at a pace described by Wisden as "skiddy," he is a West Country favourite, where the feeling persists that he was undervalued by the English selectors.

It appeared that Smith had recovered from persistent injury at the start of the 2001 season. He spent hours in an oxygen chamber and was deemed fit enough to play in the early CricInfo Championship match with Durham. It was to be the only first-class match he played all season. After a cortisone injection to his injured pelvis and groin, and Gloucester fans were briefly heartened when it was suggested that he was a potential starter in the Benson and Hedges Final with Surrey. This proved to be hopelessly optimistic, and there was talk that Smith might never play again.

Gloucestershire have missed his economical bowling in the one-day format and the threat he poses in the first-class game. The situation improved somewhat towards the end of the season, and signs are there that Smith could be back to his best. Gloucestershire certainly need him. (Copyright CricInfo January 2002)

* Last Updated: Saturday, 09-Nov-2002 11:54:11 GMT


 
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